Non-reader Friends: Do they exist and are they even really “friends”? Julie: This is such an interesting topic, because don’t we usually choose to hang out with people we have a lot in common with? My husband is actually a non-reader. Well, he’ll read articles but not novels – he says he read enough in […]
Every Thursday we are hosting a meme called: That’s what HE said Thursday. For more info on what this meme is all about click here. Rose’s Quote: “Cody rolls his eyes…’Lemme guess. You don’t remember alcohol, either?’ I look to Zen for help but he just flashes a quick smile that I can’t interpret. ‘No,” […]
Julie’s Review: Hex Hall is probably the first book I truly enjoyed in MONTHS! Finally I came across a book that might get me out of my rut? The first thing that I immediately liked was Sophie already knew something about her special abilities, so this book did not fall into the way overused trope […]
Guest Post: Anne Dickson The story behind Reconnecting With The Heart Whether teaching assertiveness, interactive communication, running sexuality groups or training women in leadership, I have found in all my work over the years that participants always struggle to deal with their feelings. The whole emotional realm tends to make us uncomfortable so there is […]
How many books do you read in a year? Do you set yearly book reading goals? What is the most books you have ever read in a year? Julie: Since I actively use Goodreads, I have the past few years of number of book data I can share. As you can tell from the table […]
Every Thursday we are hosting a meme called: That’s what HE said Thursday. For more info on what this meme is all about click here. Julie’s Quote: “She moaned into her pillow. “Go away. I feel like dying.” “No fair maiden should die alone,” he said, putting a hand on hers. “Shall I read […]
Julie’s Review: I really liked the concept of Dorothy Must Die because The Wizard of Oz is one of my favorite stories, and spin offs can be really fun – I mean Wicked is the coolest thing EVER. I also liked having the characters turn evil and be different from how they were the first […]
I’ve mentioned before that I use email subscriptions as my main way of reading blogs. Sure, I follow on multiple other social media channels, but those feeds are very busy and hard to keep up with. So the blogs that I really like, I subscribe to by email. That means my inbox gets very full […]
Grammar Julie: Being ESL, I admit that I’m not a grammar expert. That being said, most of the time I can tell if something is not grammatical and if it sounds wrong to me it usually bothers me. This is especially true in books. If I can tell there are mistakes left and right, that […]
Every Thursday we are hosting our meme called: That’s what HE said Thursday. For more info on what this meme is all about click here. Lynn’s Quote: “Last night you said you wanted to know what to expect so you could better select your attire. I told you we were going to visit a vampire […]